,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #iddh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #c1         
#bjbd,mrs4 ,hayes 7= h]self1 ,ms4       
,adams1 ,mr4 ,c>son1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 
,davis ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,morelle1 ,mr4  
,mull91 ,mr4 ,l>son ( ,connecticut1 ,ms4
 ,velzquez1 ,mr4 ,got!im]1 ,ms4 ,moore (
 ,wiscons91 ,mr4 ,c>t] ( ,l\isiana1 &   
,ms4 ,ku/]7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,education 
& ! ,work=ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !     
,ri*>d ,b4 ,russell ,national ,s*ool    
,lun* ,act to improve program           
requirem5ts1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,s*ool ,hung] ,elim9ation ,act ( #bjbd4 
#b4 ,univ]sal ,m$icaid direct           
c]tification ,section #i7;b77#ae7 ( !   
,ri*>d ,b4 ,russell ,national ,s*ool    
,lun* ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4               
#ageh7;b77#ae77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9       
subp>agraph 7,a7-- 7,a7 by /rik+ clause 
7i7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7i7 ,eligible   
*ild  7,i7 ,9 g5]al ,! t]m eligible *ild

 means a *ild :o-- 7aa7 7,,aa7 is       
eligible = & receiv+ m$ical assi/ance "u
 ! ,m$icaid program2 & 7,,bb7 is a memb]
 ( a family ) an income z measur$ by !  
,m$icaid program t does n exce$1 9 !    
case ( eligibility = free meals1 #acc   
p]c5t ( ! pov]ty l9e 7z def9$ 9 section 
#fgc7b7 ( ! ,community ,s]vices ,block  
,grant ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #iijb7b771   
includ+ any revision requir$ by su*     
section7 applicable to a family ( ! size
 us$ = purposes ( det]m9+ eligibility = 
! ,m$icaid program1 or1 9 ! case (      
eligibility = r$uc$ price meals1 !      
applicable family size income level "u !
 income eligibility guidel9es = r$uc$   
price meals2 or  7bb7 is a memb] ( a    
h\sehold 7z t t]m is def9$ 9 section    
#bde4b ( title #g1 ,code ( ,f$]al       
,regulations 7or a successor            
regulation77 ) a *ild describ$ 9 item   
7aa74  7,,ii7 ,o!r *ildr5 ,! t]m        
eligible *ild includes a *ild :o is     
eligible = & receiv+ m$ical assi/ance "u
 ! ,m$icaid program "u subclause 7,i7 ( 

section #aijb7;a77#aj77;,a77i7 ( !      
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#acif;a7a77#aj77;,a77i77-- 7aa7 on !    
basis ( receiv+ aid or assi/ance "u !   
,/ate plan approv$ "u "p ,e ( title ,,iv
 ( t ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fgj et seq472 
7bb7 by reason ( section #dgc7;b7 ( t   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fgc7;b772 or  7cc7 
"u subclause 7,,ii7 ( section           
#aijb7;a77#aj77;,a77i7 ( t ,act 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #acif;a7a77#aj77;,a77i774  2 &
  7,b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7iii7
 ,)\t fur!r application ,! t]m )\t fur!r
 application has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9   
p>agraph 7#d77;,g74  2 &  7#b7 by /rik+ 
subp>agraphs 7,b7 ?r\gh 7,h7 & ins]t+ ! 
foll[+3  7,b7 ,agreem5t ,= ! s*ool ye>  
beg9n+ on ,july #a1 #bjbe1 & ea* s*ool  
ye> !reaft]1 ea* ,/ate %all ent] into an
 agreem5t describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,c7 ) 
! #a or m ,/ate ag5cies conduct+        
eligibility det]m9ations = ! ,m$icaid   
program4  7,c7 ,proc$ures  7i7 ,9 g5]al 
,subject to subp>agraph 7,d7 & p>agraph 
7#f71 an agreem5t ent]$ into "u         

subp>agraph 7,b7 %all e/abli% proc$ures 
"u :i* an eligible *ild %all be c]tifi$ 
z eligible1 )\t fur!r application1 =--  
7,i7 free or r$uc$ price lun* "u ?is    
,act2 &  7,,ii7 free or r$uc$ price     
breakfa/ "u section #d ( ! ,*ild        
,nutrition ,act ( #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  
#aggc74  7ii7 ,free meals ,ea* agreem5t 
ent]$ into "u subp>agraph 7,b7 %all     
ensure t a *ild :o is simultane\sly     
eligible = r$uc$ price meals "u ?is     
p>agraph or bas$ on an income           
eligibility det]m9ation1 & = free meals 
bas$ on docum5tation provid$ "u         
subsection 7d77#b71 %all be c]tifi$ =   
free meals4  7,d7 ,c]tification ,subject
 to p>agraph 7#f71 & accord+ to an      
agreem5t ent]$ into "u subp>agraph 7,b71
 ! local educational ag5cy conduct+     
eligibility det]m9ations "u t agreem5t  
%all c]tify an eligible *ild z eligible1
 )\t fur!r application1 =-- 7i7 free or 
r$uc$ price lun* "u ?is ,act2 &  7ii7   
free or r$uc$ price breakfa/ "u section 
#d ( ! ,*ild ,nutrition ,act ( #aiff    

7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aggc74  4  #c4 ,direct  
c]tification = *ildr5 receiv+ ,social   
,security income  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section 
#i7;b77#e7 ( ! ,ri*>d ,b4 ,russell      
,national ,s*ool ,lun* ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #ageh7;b77#e77 is am5d$-- 7#a7
 9 subp>agraph 7,b71 by /rik+ 7#b772 &  
ins]t+ 7#b77722  7#b7 9 subp>agraph     
7,d71 by /rik+ or at ! end2  7#c7 9     
subp>agraph 7,e77ii71 by /rik+ ! p]iod  
at ! end & ins]t+ 2 or2 &  7#d7 by add+ 
at ! end ! foll[+3  7,f7 a *ild :o      
receives supplem5tal security income    
paym5ts "u title ,,xvi ( ! ,social      
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acha et  
seq474  4  7b7 ,data f ,social ,security
 ,adm9i/ration ,section #i7;b7 ( !      
,ri*>d ,b4 ,russell ,national ,s*ool    
,lun* ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ageh7;b77 is 
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#af7 
,data f social security adm9i/ration ,9 
! case ( direct c]tification "u p>agraph
 7#e7 or 7#ab77;,a7 ( a *ild :o receives
 supplem5tal security income paym5ts "u 
title ,,xvi ( ! ,social ,security ,act  

7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acha et seq471 !        
,commission] ( ,social ,security %all   
provide a local educational ag5cy ) !   
data necess>y to c]tify ! *ild 9        
accordance ) a data-%>+ agreem5t betwe5 
! ,commission] & ! ,/ate 9 :i* ! local  
educational ag5cy is locat$4  4